ကျွန်ုပ်
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of ကျွန်နုပ် (kywannup, literally “small/trivial slave”)
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic respelling: ကျ'နုပ်
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕənoʊʔ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: kywanုပ် • ALA-LC: kyvanʻုပ် • BGN/PCGN: kyănok • Okell: cănouʔ
Pronoun edit
ကျွန်ုပ် • (kywanup)
Derived terms edit
- ကျုပ် (kyup)
See also edit
Burmese personal pronouns
| Burmese | Person | Level of speech |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| ငါ (nga) | First | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| ကျွန်တော် (kywantau) | First | Formal | used by males |
| ကျွန်မ (kywanma.) | First | Formal | used by females |
| ကျွန်ုပ် | First | Informal | |
| ကျုပ် (kyup) | First | Informal | |
| နင် (nang) | Second | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| မင်း (mang:) | Second | Informal | used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors |
| ညည်း (nyany:) | Second | Informal | used by females when addressing another female of same age or one younger |
| တော် (tau) | Second | Informal | used by females |
| ခင်ဗျား (hkangbya:) | Second | Formal | used by males |
| ရှင် (hrang) | Second | Formal | used by females |
| သင် (sang), အသင် (a.sang) | Second | Formal | |
| သူ (su) | Third | ||
| သင်း (sang:) | Third | ||
| ချင်း (hkyang:) | Third |
Further reading edit
- “ကျွန်ုပ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.